Heavenly Policy Prefecture.
Half an incense's time had passed since Li Changqing left. Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Qin Qiong were restless, pacing around the hall anxiously.
The White Robe Army had Li Changqing as the commander and Li Xiu Ning as the deputy commander.
The two of them grew up together and supported each other in troubled times. Their relationship was extremely deep.
If it weren't for the fact that they were worried about spreading the news of the siblings 'incest, which would cause a stir in the world and affect the reputation of the imperial family, the two of them would have long pierced through the last layer of window paper and gotten together.
Li Jiancheng, who knew about the relationship between Li Changqing and Li Xiu Ning, submitted a petition to Li Yuan and married Li Xiu Ning to Chai Shao. This move was too cruel.
Cheng Yaojin and the other old generals were most worried about the conflict between Li Changqing and Li Jiancheng.
"Deng!"
The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard, and a thin figure appeared at the door. It was Li Jing, who had gone to the palace to inquire about the news!
The three of them immediately looked at the door and asked in unison, Apothecary, how's the situation in the palace?"
"Everyone, something big has happened!" Li Jing's face was gloomy as he said in a deep voice. The Crown Prince and King Qi had set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate and sent 2,000 Changlin soldiers to kill the general! I was outside the door, but I could only hear the earth-shattering shouts of killing from inside!”
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked, and their eyes were about to split open when they heard this!
Cheng Yaojin punched out and broke a pillar in the hall. He glared and cursed,""How dare the Crown Prince do this!"
Yuchi Gong lifted his horse lance and walked out of the Heavenly Policy Manor. He said in a muffled voice,""The general has been ambushed. What are we waiting for? Hurry up and go rescue him!”
Cheng Yaojin also picked up his weapon and walked out with him.
Li Jing flashed in front of them and said,""The Black Tortoise Gate is heavily guarded. Once the gate is closed, it will take 30,000 troops to break through! If you and I go, we can't even enter the city gate. How can we save the general?”
Cheng Yaojin cried out anxiously and scratched his ears and cheeks.
"Then what do you think we should do? He couldn't just stay in the Heavenly Policy Manor and do nothing!”
"I have a way to save you, General," Li Jing said.”
Yuchi Gong hurriedly grabbed Li Jing's arms and asked,""What method?"
Li Jing said with a serious expression,""There are 80,000 white-robed soldiers stationed outside Chang 'an City to protect it. I'll head to the military camp and lead 80,000 troops to attack the Black Tortoise Sect!
However, such actions were equivalent to treason! If His Majesty were to pursue this matter, you and I would both be beheaded!”
Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Qin Qiong didn't hesitate for a second and said in unison,""If we can save the general, so what if we die?”
Their voices were powerful and resounding, and they all disregarded life and death.
Suddenly, Qin Qiong seemed to have thought of something. His face was filled with fear as he frowned and asked,"Apothecary, what you said just now was that the general was trapped in Xuanwu Gate and was fighting with the Crown Prince's personal guard, Lin Bing.
If we go outside the city to get reinforcements, it will take at least an incense stick of time to go back and forth. It's been so long, General…General…"
When Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong heard this, their expressions darkened.
Li Jing mounted his horse and pulled the reins.""General is invincible. I only hope that he can hold on until we arrive!”
Seeing Li Jing leave, Cheng Yaojin and the others quickly got on their mounts and left the city as fast as they could, rushing to the White Robe Army camp.
……
In the residence of Prince Qin.
After hearing the report from a soldier, Li Shi Min stood up abruptly, his eyebrows raised as he ordered General Duan Zhi Xuan,"The Crown Prince is truly audacious to ambush General Tian Ce! Zhixuan, immediately gather the Black Armored Army and follow me to the Black Tortoise Sect!”
"Yes, sir! King Qin!"
Duan Zhixuan accepted the order and quickly walked down.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji, who was kneeling on Li Shiming's right, suddenly stood up and reached out to stop Duan Zhixuan.
Li Shiming was puzzled. He looked at Zhangsun Wuji and asked,"Ancestors, what do you mean by this?"
Zhangsun Wuji chuckled and said,""King Qin, the matter that you and I have been plotting every day has just ushered in a turning point.”
"What do you mean by auxiliary?" Li Shimin frowned.”
Zhangsun Wuji said unhurriedly,"As the saying goes, when the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Currently, the Crown Prince and the Heavenly Strategy General were like the sun at noon in the court.
In terms of status, the Crown Prince is the eldest son, you can't compete with him. In terms of merit, General of Heavenly Strategy defeated Yang Su and destroyed Wa Gang. His battle achievements are outstanding, you are far inferior to him.
The Black Tortoise Sect incident is an excellent opportunity for us. As long as we manage it properly, we might be able to turn things around.”
Hearing this, Li Shiming's pupils suddenly shrank. He looked at Zhangsun Wuji in shock and muttered,"
"The auxiliary army wants me to sit and watch Sixth Brother die!”
Zhangsun Wuji stroked his beard and did not speak. He only nodded lightly.
Li Shi Min's eyes kept flickering, and finally, his face showed a touch of determination,"I have a question, please help me clear it.”
"Please speak, Qin King."
"If Sixth Brother dies, Eldest Brother's position as Crown Prince will definitely be unstable. So why did he take the risk to ambush and kill his sixth brother?”
"Xuanwu Gate is an important place in the palace. It is guarded by the Southern Ya Army and the Northern Ya Army.
However, the one who had ambushed General Tian Ce at Xuanwu Sect was the Crown Prince's personal guard, Lin Bing.
If the Crown Prince secretly controlled the South Yamen Army and the North Yamen Imperial Army, there was no need to dispatch the Changlin Army from the Eastern Palace. They could just have the elites of the two armies ambush and kill them.
From this, it could be seen that the Crown Prince did not control the two armies. However, Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng, the guards of the North Yamen and the South Yamen guarding Xuanwu Gate, had already defected to the Crown Prince.
It is a great crime to ambush and kill General Tiance. How can the prince and the king of Qi not know?
They knew that it was a serious crime, but they still committed it. This meant that they had already made full preparations!”
"What preparations?" Li Shi Min asked hurriedly.”
Zhangsun Wuji slowly took a sip of tea before slowly spitting out two words,""Force him to abdicate."
"Force him to abdicate!"
Li Shi Min's body suddenly froze as if he had been struck by lightning.
Her originally rosy face instantly turned pale.
Since Zhangsun Wuji had already said so much, how could he not understand what Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were planning to do!
Zhangsun Wuji gave Duan Zhixuan, who was sweating profusely, a look and continued,"
"First, I will report to His Majesty to marry Princess Ping Yang to Chai Shao, lure the Heavenly Strategy General into the palace, and set up an ambush at the Black Tortoise Gate.
With the death of General Tian Ce, the 80,000 white-robed soldiers outside the city were without a leader. Prince guard Lin Bing forced to Taiji Palace, forcing His Majesty to abdicate. At that time, even if you have the black-armored army, you won't be able to turn the tide.
The Crown Prince had a good strategist by his side! Who knows if it was Wei Zheng or Wang Gui who came up with this plan.”
As he spoke, Duan Zhixuan, who had received the signal from his eyes, held a horizontal knife in his hand and killed all the servants who were trembling in fear.
They would die if they heard such a conversation.
Li Shi Min acted as if he didn't see Duan Zhi Xuan slaughtering the servants. He stared at Zhangsun Wu Ji with his eyes wide open and said in a trembling voice,
"What you mean is…we should sit back and watch the tigers fight. After the Crown Prince kills Sixth Brother, we will lead the Black Armored Army to annihilate the Changlin Army and force Emperor Father to abdicate!”
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